Sport

Beach Volleyballers Win Again

Beach Volleyballers Win Again

Taliqua Clancy and Louise Bawden are through to the quarter finals of the Rio Olympics beach volleyball competition after beating Poland 2-1 on Sunday.

Soccer Semis On Sunday

Soccer Semis On Sunday

The minor and major semi-finals of the South Burnett soccer competition will be played on Sunday at Murgon Sportsground.

Aymee To Represent Burnett In Sydney

Aymee To Represent Burnett In Sydney

Young Gayndah bowler Aymee Bellert has been written about in this column before. This week she deserves another mention in despatches.

Netball Semi-Final Results

Netball Semi-Final Results

Results from the Netball Junior Semi-Finals played in Nanango on Friday evening

Red Antettes In Grand Final

Red Antettes In Grand Final

A busload of supporters will be heading from the South Burnett to Kawana on Sunday to support the first all-girl rugby league team from Kingaroy to make it through to a Grand Final.

Netball Finals Series Begins

Netball Finals Series Begins

The 2016 netball season is coming to the pointy end, with semi-finals scheduled for Friday evening at the Nanango Courts.

Basketball Results

Basketball Results

Results from Round 4 of the Kingaroy Basketball competition, played on August 9-10

Big Boots To Fill

Big Boots To Fill

In 2006, Lyall Appo led all the way on Pedro’s Amaizing to win the Nanango Cup, just like he did the previous year on Kane’s Crossing.

Full Fields For Nanango Races

Full Fields For Nanango Races

The Nanango Race Club will be holding its traditional Nanango Cup Race Meeting at the Lee Park Racecourse on Saturday, August 13. And it will be even bigger than usual.

Topsy Turvy Toowoomba Trip

Topsy Turvy Toowoomba Trip

South Burnett Saints have held on to their fourth spot on the Darling Downs AFL ladder despite being outclassed by University Cougars at the weekend in Toowoomba.

Taliqua Off To A Flying Start

Taliqua Off To A Flying Start

Olympic volleyballers Taliqua Clancy and Louise Bawden are off to a great start in their bid to win a medal at the Rio Games.

Cherbourg Seals Victory … Again!

Cherbourg Seals Victory … Again!

Nanango’s hopes of a fairytale ending to their return to the South Burnett rugby league competition were brought back to earth with a thud on Saturday afternoon by the Cherbourg Hornets, who have now won four South Burnett premierships in five years.

Olympic Dreams Coming True

Olympic Dreams Coming True

Dreams do come true. Just ask Kingaroy’s own Taliqua Clancy who will join her on-court partner and mentor, Olympics veteran Louise Bawden, at her first Games in Rio on Sunday.

This Season’s Rural Leaders

This Season’s Rural Leaders

The 2015-16 results of the premierships for the non-TAB meetings in the various districts show that Nanango apprentice Hannah English deserves a pat on the back.

Durong Opens New Playing Surface

Durong Opens New Playing Surface

The Durong Bowls Club officially launched its new $140,000 bowling green surface last Saturday.

South Burnett Winter Bite, Red Hot!

South Burnett Winter Bite, Red Hot!

Since the onset of winter there have been some cracking catches of our native fish being recorded in the South Burnett.

Basketball Results

Basketball Results

Results from Round 3 of the Kingaroy Basketball competition, played on August 2:

Saints Too Strong For Demons

Saints Too Strong For Demons

The South Burnett Saints notched up an easy win over Lockyer Valley – yet to record a win this season – in their AFL Darling Downs game played at Lyle Vidler Oval on Saturday.

Stags Celebrate Last-Minute Victory

Stags Celebrate Last-Minute Victory

Nanango Stags will face the Cherbourg Hornets in the South Burnett seniors rugby league Grand Final next weekend after a nail-biting finish to the Preliminary Final played at Nanango on Saturday.

Down To The Wire

Down To The Wire

The cliff-hanger that is the Queensland Country Apprentice Premiership duel will be finalised this Saturday.